Other Halves

(1984)

★ 7.7 IMDb · 3 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1984

Runtime: 106 мин

Country: New Zealand

Director: John Laing

Cast: Lisa Harrow, Mark Pilisi, Paul Gittins, Clare Clifford, Bruce Purchase, Emma Piper, Темуэра Моррисон, Fraser Stephen-Smith, Alison Routledge, Нэтаниэл Лис

Plot

A Polynesian street-kid and a much older middle-class housewife are both incarcerated in the same mental hospital - she for attempted suicide and he for habitual crime. A friendship grows between them such that she offers him a place to stay upon his release. However, difficulties arise with his continued criminal activities and dependence on her for support - then his gang moves in with them. The film is based upon Sue McCauley's award winning autobiographical novel.